Santa Cruz County has seen a spate of car burglaries in recent months
Articles by Danny Wool
Five Inmates in SC County Jail Deported
Last month the county initiated a new immigration status-check on prisoners in the Santa Cruz County Jail. Since then, the program has led to the deportation of five prisoners, including a convicted felon. All of them were in the country illegally.
Santa Cruz City School District Consolidating Office Space
Yesterday, Santa Cruz Schools started consolidating on office space, moving employees from rented properties to properties already owned by the school district. Buses are now being parked at Harbor High School, and the maintenance and operations office has been moved to a district-owned property on Palm Street.
County Fair Draws Huge Crowd for Last Day
Thousands of people flocked to the Santa Cruz County Fair on Sunday to mark the 125-year-old event’s final day for 2010.
New Vice Chancellor for UCSC
UCSC Chancellor George Blumenthal has appointed Alison Galloway, 56, as Vice Chancellor of the university in charge of academic and financial activities. Galloway, a forensic anthropologist, chairs the Anthropology Department and is the former chair of the Academic Senate.
Scotts Valley Debates Sales Tax Extension
In 2005, voters in Scotts Valley approved a quarter-cent sales tax for five years in an effort to cover the town’s budget deficit. Now the tax is about to expire, and that source of funding will dry up. City Councilmember Stephany Aguilar says that the city has no choice but to extend the tax, and she’s collecting signatures to have an extension placed on the ballot next year. Without it, she says, Scotts Valley is faced with a $926,000 deficit. “We need to keep it at least status quo until the economy rebounds,” she says.
Another Threat to Sea Otters
Earlier this week, SantaCruz.com reported that the local sea otter population has been declining because of the leakage of chemical fertilizers and industrial farm waste into the local waters. Now the California Department of Fish and Game reports that scientists have identified a second threat to the dwindling otter population: sharks. In August alone, 19 dead and injured sea otters were found with signs of shark bites.
Crash Leads to Suspected Drug Dealer’s Arrest
Pedro Gomez, 25 was entering Santa Cruz through River Street Monday morning when he swerved as the road curved.
No Smart Meters for Unincorporated Areas
The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to prevent PG&E from installing Smart Meters in unincorporated parts of the county until more information about the devices can be collected. The moratorium will last through Dec. 31. Failure to abide by it could result in misdemeanor charges for the power company.
Supes Mull Smart Meter Moratorium
At their meeting today, Santa Cruz County supervisors will decide whether to place a moratorium on the installation of PG&E smart meters in unincorporated areas, repeating a moratorium that is already in place in Watsonville. At the same time, the supervisors will also determine whether the installation of smart meters is grounds for an increase in franchise fees that PG&E already pays the county.
